November 25th, 2007, 03:49 PM
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Sadie's Chefomatic
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 7,303
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Did your dog recently have vaccinations?
http://www.bobmckee.com/Client%20Inf...oneuritis.html
Coonhound paralysis is suspected to be associated with an overstimulation of a dog's immune system, which may be secondary to contact with a raccoon (and especially raccoon saliva) or another stimulating agent such as a vaccination, a viral respiratory infection, or a viral or bacterial gastrointestinal infection.
http://www.petplace.com/dogs/acute-p...sis/page1.aspx
The cause of polyradiculoneuritis is unknown, but it is believed to be an immune mediated or autoimmune process, which is associated with inflammatory cells (white blood cells) attacking the nerves. The immune system normally protects against infection by attacking organisms that are foreign to the body. In immune mediated diseases, the immune system targets and destroys its own cells, in this case the nerves.
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